silicon carbide
noun
: a very hard dark crystalline compound SiC of silicon and carbon that is used as an abrasive and as a refractory and in electric resistors
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These materials include aluminum, cobalt, copper, dysprosium, electrical steel, fluorine, gallium, iridium, lithium, magnesium, graphite, neodymium, nickel, platinum, praseodymium, silicon, silicon carbide and terbium.
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Sahit Muja, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
These motors are paired with a third-generation silicon carbide semiconductor controller, boosting efficiency in energy conversion.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
Betavoltaic batteries with silicon diodes have conversion efficiencies of a few percent, and up to 10 percent with silicon carbide, and can typically operate at around 1 volt.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
They're housed within an electric drive unit (EDU) with a planetary transmission and silicon carbide inverter.
—New Atlas, 25 June 2025
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Sahit Muja, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
These motors are paired with a third-generation silicon carbide semiconductor controller, boosting efficiency in energy conversion.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
Betavoltaic batteries with silicon diodes have conversion efficiencies of a few percent, and up to 10 percent with silicon carbide, and can typically operate at around 1 volt.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
They're housed within an electric drive unit (EDU) with a planetary transmission and silicon carbide inverter.
—New Atlas, 25 June 2025
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“Silicon carbide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silicon%20carbide. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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